Orlagh Cassidy

"A novel about past mistakes and betrayals that ripple throughout generations, THE GUEST BOOK examines not just a privileged American family, but a privileged America. It is a literary triumph. THE GUEST BOOK follows three generations of a powerful American family, a family that 'used to run the world.' And when the novel begins in 1935, they still do. Kitty and Ogden Milton appear to have everything -- perfect children, good looks, a love everyone...

"When Amos Decker and his FBI colleague Alex Jamison are called to London, North Dakota, they instantly sense that the thriving fracking town is ripe for trouble. The promise of a second gold rush has attracted an onslaught of newcomers all hoping for a windfall, and the community is growing faster than houses can be built. The sudden boom has also brought a slew of problems with it, including drugs, property crimes, prostitution -- and now murder....

In Kindle County, a woman is killed in an apparent random drive-by shooting. The woman turns out to be the ex-wife of a prominent state senator and an old acquaintance of Judge Sonia Klonsky, on whose desk the case lands. As the pursuit of justice takes bizarre and unusual turns, Judge Klonsky is brought face-to-face with a host of extraordinary personalities and formidable enemies bent on her destruction.